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obama's america. it's based on a book "the roots of obama's rage." here is a look at the trailer if you have not seen it. >> obama has a dream, a dream from his father. that the sins of colonialism be set right and america be downsized. which dream will be carried into 2016? >> so the film has already become a number two grossing documentary of the year. but it has yet to break even. it's also been highly criticized for inaccuracies. andy schneider from the group twisted sister is telling paul ryan to stop the music. he wants the vp hopeful to stop playing his 1984 hit "we're not going to take it" at campaign rallies. in a statement dee snider says, quote, i emphatically refuse paul ryan's use of my song recorded by my band twisted sister. there is almost nothing to know which i agree with paul ryan except possibly the use of p90x. his spokesman responded quickly, we're not going to play it any more. things we just thought you should know. ♪ we're not gonna take it constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips'
obama's america. it's based on a book "the roots of obama's rage." here is a look at the trailer if you have not seen it. >> obama has a dream, a dream from his father. that the sins of colonialism be set right and america be downsized. which dream will be carried into 2016? >> so the film has already become a number two grossing documentary of the year. but it has yet to break even. it's also been highly criticized for inaccuracies. andy schneider from the group twisted...
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because that is obama's weakness. if this race is about obama's record on the economy, romney sees he has an advantage. he sees obama trying to distract and talk about other things. so if he sets the tone, sets the expectation that romney has to, that obama has to address economic issues, that is moving the ball more into his court. >> the president will be standing alongside a.b., a family who benefited from some of the measures sought by this president to help out folks who needed lending help to stay in their homes. here are the images. mitt romney in north carolina. we're going to play a little of what he had to say. the image of the president in nevada with a family he says was helped by more changes needed by this congress, who of course, the president's supporters sees everything he is attempting to do. >> the president is the president. and the incumbent president has a lot more campaign advantage than a challenger and mitt romney is not going to be flying around on air force one able to find a bunch of people
because that is obama's weakness. if this race is about obama's record on the economy, romney sees he has an advantage. he sees obama trying to distract and talk about other things. so if he sets the tone, sets the expectation that romney has to, that obama has to address economic issues, that is moving the ball more into his court. >> the president will be standing alongside a.b., a family who benefited from some of the measures sought by this president to help out folks who needed...
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shift it to obama. talk about him not being capable as a president and then debate obama's performance. quit having those self inflicted wounds that tend to damage this campaign and the reporters have to report on it. of course you do. it's very salacious, grainy video. it's the good stuff. the behind the scenes stuff. of course you're going to report it. >> it doesn't help when you mention 97% according to to some poll i've never seen. 97% of white house reporters voting democratic. it's a conspiracy theory. the same time ronald reagan won the presidency twice. george w. bush won the presidency twice. with the same so-called media liberal out there. why don't you focus on getting the guy elected and showing what his strong points are? if you do that maybe you'd have a chance but the problem is -- >> i agree. >> people don't know what mitt romney stand for. even republicans are concerned about this. >> i agree. >> the last word, thomas, we tend to have a conversation about how there are 41 days left. th
shift it to obama. talk about him not being capable as a president and then debate obama's performance. quit having those self inflicted wounds that tend to damage this campaign and the reporters have to report on it. of course you do. it's very salacious, grainy video. it's the good stuff. the behind the scenes stuff. of course you're going to report it. >> it doesn't help when you mention 97% according to to some poll i've never seen. 97% of white house reporters voting democratic. it's...
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plus first lady michelle obama and governor obama way in on the big phelps/lochte showdown. and facebook shares getting hammered once again. they fell today to a new low, below $23. that is almost 40% underneath the ipo price. the stock plunged on thursday following a disappointing earnings report. revenue was up but expenses quadrupled. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ every communications provider is different but centurylink is committed to being a different kind of communications company. ♪ we link people and fortune 500 companies nationwide and around the world. and we will continue to free you to do more and focus on w
plus first lady michelle obama and governor obama way in on the big phelps/lochte showdown. and facebook shares getting hammered once again. they fell today to a new low, below $23. that is almost 40% underneath the ipo price. the stock plunged on thursday following a disappointing earnings report. revenue was up but expenses quadrupled. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade,...
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test. >>> in the fiscal battle with democrats and the obama white house. first read then asks, what does a smart poker player usually do when holding a bad hand? you fold to live another day. nbc news senior political editor mark murray, a gambler as i hear. you're a texan. we all gamble. what would be the next logical hand? because it seems today a lot of republicans are saying let's get the bush tax cut issue dealt with and then wait until next year and would that be something that the democrats and the president would embrace? >> well, this is all about gaining maximum leverage and the better leverage of republicans right now to delay the bigger battle in to february when the debt ceiling would have to be increased. as youç mentioned, essentially acquiesing to the democrats and the white house for those making $250,000 and less and let's have the bigger battle when it comes to raising the debt ceiling. president obama essentially today said he's not willing to play that game. noting what happened in 2011 with the u.s. hurting its credit rating, just t
test. >>> in the fiscal battle with democrats and the obama white house. first read then asks, what does a smart poker player usually do when holding a bad hand? you fold to live another day. nbc news senior political editor mark murray, a gambler as i hear. you're a texan. we all gamble. what would be the next logical hand? because it seems today a lot of republicans are saying let's get the bush tax cut issue dealt with and then wait until next year and would that be something that...
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take a listen. >> i never refer to obama as president obama because legally he is not. why isn't something being done to get him out our government? he has no legal right to be calling himself president. >> well, i'm doing my best to try to get him out of the government. >> okay. i'm sure have both seen and heard that clip. rick santorum does not point out that the president is in fact a citizen and is not a muslim. instead he keeps on going because she was an elderly lady. my question to both of you and answer it quickly because we're running out of time. what do exchanges like that do to the republican brand? joel? >> yeah, it's unfortunate. i recognize that santorum is in a tough spot. i think he can briefly touch on correcting that misinformation and talk on it being about ideas whether than someone's faith or citizen championship both of which the woman was wrong on. >> steve, last word. >> i think these entire conversations are silly. if i'm barack obama i love having this conversations because it means i don't have to talk about my pitiful record as president. >>
take a listen. >> i never refer to obama as president obama because legally he is not. why isn't something being done to get him out our government? he has no legal right to be calling himself president. >> well, i'm doing my best to try to get him out of the government. >> okay. i'm sure have both seen and heard that clip. rick santorum does not point out that the president is in fact a citizen and is not a muslim. instead he keeps on going because she was an elderly lady. my...
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karl rove is facing increasing pressure from the obama campaign. they say rove's presence raises questions about coordination between outside groups and the campaigns. the obama campaign's top lawyer wrote a letter to karl rove obtained by "the huffington post" saying his defense of his crossroads group was mystifying and revealing. it goes on to say rove's position is as weak on the law as it is on the facts. rove says the complaint is a partisan ploy. joining me now writer for "mother jones" andrew krull. why is the obama campaign taking i guess this strong stance against karl rove being there? >> well, groups like karl rove's crossroads gps and the sister american crossroads are supposed to be important. the reason a super pac like american crossroads which karl rove cofounded can spend unlimited amounts of money and raise unlimited amounts of money is they're supposed to be, quote-unquote, independent. however, we see candidates raising money at super pac fundraisers. we see karl rove jetting off to utah to go to this posh event alongside romne
karl rove is facing increasing pressure from the obama campaign. they say rove's presence raises questions about coordination between outside groups and the campaigns. the obama campaign's top lawyer wrote a letter to karl rove obtained by "the huffington post" saying his defense of his crossroads group was mystifying and revealing. it goes on to say rove's position is as weak on the law as it is on the facts. rove says the complaint is a partisan ploy. joining me now writer for...
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could run not obama this fall. keith is laughing but that's a great concern. if these conservatives you're referring to, and you're absolutely right. i hate when people try to make all black people think the same, all women. so by what you're saying here, if the only goal is to get this one person out. how in the heck can you claim you love this country when you're only focused on one person. not the ideas. not the concepts. not even the vision for this. only to get one person out of office. how do you claim to love this country? >> people on our side of this debate. you're not talking to somebody who is an anybody but obama. >> i got you. >> i think that they view this president as a symbol of what they see as a declining civilization. an erosion of what they view is traditional americana. and they view him as the point person on this. and my regret is -- >> what's traditional americana? tell me what that is. what is traditional americana? >> that would be the idea of limited government. that would be the idea tha
could run not obama this fall. keith is laughing but that's a great concern. if these conservatives you're referring to, and you're absolutely right. i hate when people try to make all black people think the same, all women. so by what you're saying here, if the only goal is to get this one person out. how in the heck can you claim you love this country when you're only focused on one person. not the ideas. not the concepts. not even the vision for this. only to get one person out of office....
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although in the apples to apples comparison the obama campaign raised more money in the month of july. they have more cash on hand. but when you add up all of the outside groups, also the national parties, the republican heart in gnat committee versus the democratic national committee you see how the gop team romney has a big financial advantage, but one thing worth noting, tamron that we have three months to go now, in this race and you end up looking at obama, he has nearly $90 million cash on hand. one of the ways to break it down he can spend $30 million more per month over the next three months and still break even. >> wow. thank you very much, mark. we'll have more of the poll later tonight on nbc "nightly news." can't wait to see what folks are saying. >>> next, afghan militants set off an explosion so close to u.s. military base that it damages the plane of the nation's top general. more on what u.s. officials call a, quote, lucky shot. >>> but first, a lot going on today. here's some things we thought you should know. texas congressman michael mccall the richest lawmaker on c
although in the apples to apples comparison the obama campaign raised more money in the month of july. they have more cash on hand. but when you add up all of the outside groups, also the national parties, the republican heart in gnat committee versus the democratic national committee you see how the gop team romney has a big financial advantage, but one thing worth noting, tamron that we have three months to go now, in this race and you end up looking at obama, he has nearly $90 million cash...
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the obama campaign will run on it. >> regarding real people, the governor, a surrogate for the obama team was on and pointed out an example of one company that bain capital took over, went under, and they made great profit, but rather than, for example, offering a pension or health care to those people who last their jobs, the company simply took its profit and that is an example as you pointed out regarding real people that we haven't heard mitt romney discuss. >> well, listen, romney has a problem -- let's go back a month or two months ago when i would come on and i would say romney has a problem relating to people. not only does he have a problem relating to people, something we understand and know about, but now he has a problem understanding exactly his ramifications or the effects of his business decisions upon those people. i am not suggesting that mitt romney is a bad guy. i don't think he is a bad guy. i don't think he was a bad businessman. clearly he was a good businessman. when you are running a private equity company that's job is to maximize profits and you want to beco
the obama campaign will run on it. >> regarding real people, the governor, a surrogate for the obama team was on and pointed out an example of one company that bain capital took over, went under, and they made great profit, but rather than, for example, offering a pension or health care to those people who last their jobs, the company simply took its profit and that is an example as you pointed out regarding real people that we haven't heard mitt romney discuss. >> well, listen,...
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president obama has not oversold. he has not said we're going to go in and clean everything up in syria, that we can snap our fingers and stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. that al qaeda is completely vanquished from this earth. president obama has a realistic plan to contain the threat, so what senator graham said there bears no resemblance to what president obama has actually done. again, i'll emphasize that governor romney has no record on any of this, and the few times he's spoken out, it hasn't gone well. he had a knee-jerk partisan political reaction to what was going on in cairo that was completely wrong and inappropriate. he offended so many of our allies during his foreign policy trip it was hard to keep track. again, he's offered no specifics on what he's going to do except to give this strvague notion th we ought to be tougher. tougher how? where does he want to commit military troops to prove that point? that's the same rhetoric from president bush. it's not just wrong but dangerous. >> thank you for
president obama has not oversold. he has not said we're going to go in and clean everything up in syria, that we can snap our fingers and stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. that al qaeda is completely vanquished from this earth. president obama has a realistic plan to contain the threat, so what senator graham said there bears no resemblance to what president obama has actually done. again, i'll emphasize that governor romney has no record on any of this, and the few times he's spoken...
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it was all anti-obama. nobody has a pro-romney argument, and even romney supporters aren't effectually for him. >> okay. >> my aunt delores in st. louis sick in the hospital today, i called her before i was on my way here. she didn't answer the phone, and then my cousin responded is because she doesn't like to pick up phone calls from numbers she doesn't remember. i think that's the thing about black people, about older people, about seniors, about young people, about people who are broke and a lot of people who are not being polled krektdkrekt correctly and i think the polls would show there's an undercount. >> i know a lot of broke white people that don't respond to polls either. >> aunt delores is not feeling well. i wish you the best and speedy recovery. polls close in florida in less than six hours and the secretary of state is predicting a record high turnout with up to 9 million people voting. up next i talk with danny vargas and the washington post's ann kornbluth. the man everyone talks about when
it was all anti-obama. nobody has a pro-romney argument, and even romney supporters aren't effectually for him. >> okay. >> my aunt delores in st. louis sick in the hospital today, i called her before i was on my way here. she didn't answer the phone, and then my cousin responded is because she doesn't like to pick up phone calls from numbers she doesn't remember. i think that's the thing about black people, about older people, about seniors, about young people, about people who are...
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president obama, 1.5 million. what are we to make of this accusation from the republican that's there is a misuse when you see the figures here? >> it is politics. we saw democrats making the same point in 2004 against george w. bush. this is republicans want the obama campaign to have to spend as much as it costs to ferry air force one and president obama's security detail, for that to come out of campaign funds. you will see them put money aside for things that pr are strictly the campaign. if there is a loophole and there is some related business, that that falls on taxpayers. >>> and president obama is the first to pay for re-election travel you said these updated rules. let me bring you in quickly. you have the president all week talking about student loans, talking about the million. i believe it is 15% of the people who went to college who still owe some kind of student loan debt. there is more student loan debt than credit card debt and you have speaker boehner he saiding the week talking about air force o
president obama, 1.5 million. what are we to make of this accusation from the republican that's there is a misuse when you see the figures here? >> it is politics. we saw democrats making the same point in 2004 against george w. bush. this is republicans want the obama campaign to have to spend as much as it costs to ferry air force one and president obama's security detail, for that to come out of campaign funds. you will see them put money aside for things that pr are strictly the...
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obama said it's the republicans distracted by talking about medicare or welfare. this is just an electorate. the recent poll you had out, in a lot of ways it hasn't moved since july. as much as different candidates try to throw up different issues whether it's about romney's taxes or welfare or medicare, it seems like a lot of this is already baked into the cake and a lot of folks have already made up their minds about these candidates. we'll see something of a reset going forward with the different conventions. it's a battle to 3, to 5 to maybe 10% of the electorate that the still isn't quite sure. they're trying to rev up their individual bases and using all of these issues that people in some ways have gone the over in some ways and are thinking about their pocketbooks. they have turned to these issues because it really gets people angry and angry people are more likely to show up at the polls and make phone calls and knock on doors and get out there and make a real grassroots push for their candidate. >> michael this "wall street journal" nbc poll. they were a
obama said it's the republicans distracted by talking about medicare or welfare. this is just an electorate. the recent poll you had out, in a lot of ways it hasn't moved since july. as much as different candidates try to throw up different issues whether it's about romney's taxes or welfare or medicare, it seems like a lot of this is already baked into the cake and a lot of folks have already made up their minds about these candidates. we'll see something of a reset going forward with the...
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the movie is produced by two obama fund raisers, s.e.a.l. team 6 the raid on osama bin laden airs sunday, november 4th. darryl hannah was arrested in texas last night while protesting the construction of the keystone pipeline. she's a long-time opponent of the oil pipeline project. she was arrested in a protest in front of the white house last year. the first lady was asked who should like to see play her hubby in a movie. she said someone pretty cute. her picks are will smith or denzel washington. that's her choice. the president has will's ears, which might give him an edge. go to facebook.com/newsnation and weigh in. who would your pick be? [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood an
the movie is produced by two obama fund raisers, s.e.a.l. team 6 the raid on osama bin laden airs sunday, november 4th. darryl hannah was arrested in texas last night while protesting the construction of the keystone pipeline. she's a long-time opponent of the oil pipeline project. she was arrested in a protest in front of the white house last year. the first lady was asked who should like to see play her hubby in a movie. she said someone pretty cute. her picks are will smith or denzel...
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president obama up 50%, 48%. chuck todd said we can learn a lot about polls, but we'll perhaps learn more about where these men will close out tonight. new hampshire for governor romney, iowa for president obama. we're waiting to confirm actually, chris, whether or not mitt romney plans to make an unprecedented stop on the final day in ohio tomorrow, the day people are going out most to vote. >> well, you know, the last two stops with iowa for the president and new hampshire for governor romney were supposed to be these symbolic exclamation points to the campaign. if governor romney is doing a last stop on election day, which at least in my memory i haven't seen before. >> i was told in 2008 president obama did it in indiana. this is the ap reporting that romney will be in ohio. in 2008 it was indiana for president obama. >> that was more symbolic considering where the race was. in ohio it's clear it's down to the hair. in most of these states, in particular in iowa and nevada, democrats have it locked up with ea
president obama up 50%, 48%. chuck todd said we can learn a lot about polls, but we'll perhaps learn more about where these men will close out tonight. new hampshire for governor romney, iowa for president obama. we're waiting to confirm actually, chris, whether or not mitt romney plans to make an unprecedented stop on the final day in ohio tomorrow, the day people are going out most to vote. >> well, you know, the last two stops with iowa for the president and new hampshire for governor...
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of course, you're hearing the barbs from the obama campaign, in fact, from president obama himself saying that mitt romney doesn't represent change. >> and we were looking at the ads in this final week. it's interesting because it's not just television. but the radio ad wars as well. >> that's right. what is most interesting about what's going on, you mentioned the $143 million figure being spent on the final week of the presidential contest is that team romney, and that's the romney campaign and all the republican-leaning super groups, they're almost outspending team obama by nearly a 2-1 ratio. so we're actually going to get a sense to see if the super pacs really are able to move the needle in this presidential contest or whether there's already so much ad saturation out there that all these ads that are occurring in the final week of the campaign don't matter all that much, the people who have seen almost every tv ad that you can imagine in ohio, virginia and other battlegrounds. >> all right. mark murray, great pleasure having you on, two times, very nice, always a pleasure. >>> let
of course, you're hearing the barbs from the obama campaign, in fact, from president obama himself saying that mitt romney doesn't represent change. >> and we were looking at the ads in this final week. it's interesting because it's not just television. but the radio ad wars as well. >> that's right. what is most interesting about what's going on, you mentioned the $143 million figure being spent on the final week of the presidential contest is that team romney, and that's the...
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it's obama's job first and foremost to point it out. that's the third thing he has to do tomorrow night. >> all right, michael. it's a pleasure as always. thanks. see you soon. >>> voters in three states, three will decide next month on whether to become the first states in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use. doing so would put colorado, washington state and oregon in direct conflict with federal law. in the meantime former federal officials in washington state are supporting the effort to legalize pot. joining me now is ryan grimm. he's the author of "this is your country on drugs." this would put in conflict with federal law. we know that the doj hasn't come out strongly yet and perhaps won't on this. we're in a credible point where you have three states to legalize pot for rec use. >> they're smarter about this time. in 2010 it was the closest a state came to legalizing marijuana when california went for it. they got hammered by opponents towards the end of the election. look, if you pass this initiatives, the road
it's obama's job first and foremost to point it out. that's the third thing he has to do tomorrow night. >> all right, michael. it's a pleasure as always. thanks. see you soon. >>> voters in three states, three will decide next month on whether to become the first states in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use. doing so would put colorado, washington state and oregon in direct conflict with federal law. in the meantime former federal officials in washington state...
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obama needs to be on his toes. you know, i just think he can anticipate most of what romney is going to say, but he needs to have a few zingers of his own to make sure he gets his share of sound bites in the newscasts that follow. >> based on previous debate performances, how would you characterize governor romney's style versus the president's style? >> romney is good on the attack, i think. as i just indicated, i mean, when he needed to flash the knife against rick perry in that one debate i'm particularly thinking of, he really did it. he's good at that, and he's not going to back down. you know, a lot of this also comes down to interpersonal dynamics and how they play off each other and what their body chemistry says and so on and so forth. romney was pretty aggressive in a lot of republican debates, interrupting people, leaning forward, that sort of thing. don't think you can do that with the president of the united states. >> there was also, of course, that famous bet in south carolina. >> yeah, right. >> mic
obama needs to be on his toes. you know, i just think he can anticipate most of what romney is going to say, but he needs to have a few zingers of his own to make sure he gets his share of sound bites in the newscasts that follow. >> based on previous debate performances, how would you characterize governor romney's style versus the president's style? >> romney is good on the attack, i think. as i just indicated, i mean, when he needed to flash the knife against rick perry in that...
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president obama isn't using george w. bush's name, but the message is actually pretty crystal clear. and you're seeing these two competing closing arguments at the very end. >> with that being the argument from the president that, you know, especially before hurricane sandy it was when mitt romney unveiled this notion that he is the change candidate here, how has his campaign, or have they effectively fought back that what he is offering back at this late game, 3, 2, 1, what we is a at the bottom, he offering anything that proves he would in fact bring in change? >> well, he hasn't rebutted those criticisms of how his policies are different than george w. bush's. the one he has pointed out, and he did this at the debate is he would actually balance the budget, something that george w. bush didn't do. so that's where he says he would be different. but when you actually look at a lot of the advisers, a lot of the economic policies, they do seem the same. and he hasn't really rebutted that. but what he is actually doing is m
president obama isn't using george w. bush's name, but the message is actually pretty crystal clear. and you're seeing these two competing closing arguments at the very end. >> with that being the argument from the president that, you know, especially before hurricane sandy it was when mitt romney unveiled this notion that he is the change candidate here, how has his campaign, or have they effectively fought back that what he is offering back at this late game, 3, 2, 1, what we is a at...
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that's the full context of what president obama was saying when romney beak said president obama believes if you have a business, you didn't build that, that's out of context a bit. >> does it make an effective attack? obviously do people there in that audience, that is perhaps what they want it hear. we know the people who matter most at this point are not those who retreated to the corners and heard what they want to hear. it's the people we describe as independents. >> this is politics. it all seems to be fair. you're going to see democrats cherry pick certain lines that mitt romney ends up saying and this is just kind of all part of the game. we've seen, of course, the obama campaign fire back. but what i do think has been interesting is just taking the past week with mitt romney on the defensive and how he's actually trying to fight back. >> yeah, and also part of the fighting back i know you've heard these comments from rush limbaugh already saying the remarks made by governor sununu and even governor romney using the language extraordinarily foreign when discussing the president's
that's the full context of what president obama was saying when romney beak said president obama believes if you have a business, you didn't build that, that's out of context a bit. >> does it make an effective attack? obviously do people there in that audience, that is perhaps what they want it hear. we know the people who matter most at this point are not those who retreated to the corners and heard what they want to hear. it's the people we describe as independents. >> this is...
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within the last hour, president obama arrived in new jersey where the storm not only deadly but where some of the worst damage occurred. the president touring the state with new jersey governor, republican governor chris christie. just six days out from the election. interesting for many reasons and mostly because chris christie is a top romney surrogate and highly critical of the president in the past but since the storm lavished praise on the president's handling of the storm's wrath. before heading to the jersey shore, the president's made an unscheduled stop at fema headquarters. this is the president meeting with several administration and cabinet persons there. we're told he addressed everyone around the table thanking them for the work and warning that the country's not out of the woods yet. joining us now nbc news political director chuck todd on the phone and ron allen live in point please sant beach, new jersey. todd, i'll start with you. we have chris christie with president obama and others say what else was supposed to happen here? i mean, these men may be from different
within the last hour, president obama arrived in new jersey where the storm not only deadly but where some of the worst damage occurred. the president touring the state with new jersey governor, republican governor chris christie. just six days out from the election. interesting for many reasons and mostly because chris christie is a top romney surrogate and highly critical of the president in the past but since the storm lavished praise on the president's handling of the storm's wrath. before...
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president obama has every right to go in and take credit for that. and that's why ohio will be an extremely competitive state because he can point to something, concrete, and point out that the unemployment rate in o. ohio is 7.4% under the national average. he can also point out the fact that in the midwest states unemployment has dropped by 3.4% and that's largely driven by manufacturering. >> thank you so much. the president obviously thanking the audience right now. we want to get to what he has to say so don't miss out. let's listen in. >> thank you very much. thank you so much. well, good afternoon, everybody. it is great to be back in cleveland. it is great to be back here at cuyahoga community college. i want, first of all to thank angela for her introduction and sharing her story. i know her daughter's very proud of her. i know her daughter's here today. give her a big round of applause. i want to thank your president, dr. jerry sue thornton. and i want to thank some members of congress who made the trip today, representatives marcia fudge,
president obama has every right to go in and take credit for that. and that's why ohio will be an extremely competitive state because he can point to something, concrete, and point out that the unemployment rate in o. ohio is 7.4% under the national average. he can also point out the fact that in the midwest states unemployment has dropped by 3.4% and that's largely driven by manufacturering. >> thank you so much. the president obviously thanking the audience right now. we want to get to...
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the obama -- candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. >> so shame on you, barack obama. >> i think it's a waste of money, i mean everybody knows i ran against president obama in 2008, that's hardly news, everybody knows we ran a hard fought campaign and he won and i have been honored to serve as his secretary of state. >> dede is that even smart to put her in that ad? >> it sort of feeds into the narrative that president obama will do or say anything to get elected because he can't talk about his record over the last 2 1/2 years, it's about bringing up the side issue about bain and character and so forth. what we need to be able to focus on is president obama's record and the fact that his policies have failed. using hillary clinton's own words in 2008 saying that he will say or do anything to get elected. is it the best use of our time and money as a campaign, i don't know, but it is part of that narrative. >> so will the next ads feature former president clinton saying that mitt romney needs to release those taxes, that mitt romney's tax plan will hurt the middle class, if you're
the obama -- candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. >> so shame on you, barack obama. >> i think it's a waste of money, i mean everybody knows i ran against president obama in 2008, that's hardly news, everybody knows we ran a hard fought campaign and he won and i have been honored to serve as his secretary of state. >> dede is that even smart to put her in that ad? >> it sort of feeds into the narrative that president obama will do or say anything to get elected...
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we've heard too many times this food stamp president, referring to president obama. now he's bringing us what he says is an attack from mitt romney on jewish people and catholic. let me play what he was saying a i want to get your thoughts. >> romney is governor imposed on catholic hospitals and romney is governor illuminated kosher food and he has no understanding of the importance of conscious and religion liberty in this country. >> some people are saying this is bringing in attacks on mormons and calling the president food stamp and now you have the jewish and catholic. >> i think it's a serious attack. whether it's some kind of sly attack on governor romney's religion, i'm not prepared to go that far. talking about old people and old jewish and their kosher food in florida is fighting words. it shows how seriously nasty this campaign has gotten more brutal than i can remember they any in the same party. >> michael, is this more than nastiness. he says mitt romney is dishonest, he's a flip-flopper. maybe some of that language might be seen as nastiness but when y
we've heard too many times this food stamp president, referring to president obama. now he's bringing us what he says is an attack from mitt romney on jewish people and catholic. let me play what he was saying a i want to get your thoughts. >> romney is governor imposed on catholic hospitals and romney is governor illuminated kosher food and he has no understanding of the importance of conscious and religion liberty in this country. >> some people are saying this is bringing in...
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but to say somehow the obama campaign is sabotaging and only bringing that up. we just did our checklist, rick tyler a republican, worked for a republican. these words are coming from a republican. so answer the question if you can. do you agree with rick tyler, could there be a problem here? >> happy to answer the question. every person has a different strategy on how to go about running the campaign. if you look at the poll numbers right now with obama and romney neck and neck. clearly the ropz campaign understands what they are doing, which is what they need to be doing, focus on the issue. not chase down this rabbit, distraction on the part of the obama administration. no matter who says, what the romney campaign at the end of the day is the one that calls the shots on what they release to the people. what he's doing is working by talking about jobs in the economy. the latest poll numbers, all these negative attacks from the obama administration and planting this dirt out there with the media, it's not working. poll numbers are tightening. his negative multi
but to say somehow the obama campaign is sabotaging and only bringing that up. we just did our checklist, rick tyler a republican, worked for a republican. these words are coming from a republican. so answer the question if you can. do you agree with rick tyler, could there be a problem here? >> happy to answer the question. every person has a different strategy on how to go about running the campaign. if you look at the poll numbers right now with obama and romney neck and neck. clearly...
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he's president obama? you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> and you can bet people are still reacting to that speech and it's coming in pretty fast. reuters writes, romney appeals to voters disillusioned with obama. and in "the washington post," mitt romney promised his friends praised and clint eastwood putz it would convention. that's what everyone seems to be talking about today. some have gone as far as to say the star's primetime interview with an empty chair overshadowed romney's big moment. >> i've got mr. obama sitting here. and he's -- i just was going to ask him a couple of questions. what do you mean, shut up? >> let me bring in our "news nation" political panel for this friday, chip salzman, jimmy williams. i just got the two of you. i'm lucky. that means you have a lot to say here. chip, let me start off with a moment that happened on "morning joe." michael steele talking about marco rubio, c
he's president obama? you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> and you can bet people are still reacting to that speech and it's coming in pretty fast. reuters writes, romney appeals to voters disillusioned with obama. and in "the washington post," mitt romney promised his friends praised and clint eastwood putz it would convention. that's what everyone seems to be talking about...
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obama had the facts and didn't use them, but this is what obama does. in 2008 when he ran against hillary clinton, people said he wasn't fighting hard enough and against john mccain and in the health care debate, he wasn't fighting hard enough. he won all the fights. >> what's interesting, our first team and others brought up the comparison of the incumbent curse. george w. bush, ronald reagan in '84, george h.w. bush in '92, the president didn't seem to be on his game. mitt romney made a surprise appearance to a cpac event in denver still courting the conservatives but say if you know people that voted for president obama, tell them to come on over to our side. that's ironic because i don't imagine he knows many conservative republicans who voted for president obama the last time or plan to this time. nevertheless, you're no fan of governor romney. did you become a fan last night as a conservative who has doubted his credibility from the minute he entered this race? >> well, i think my credentials as a non-romney show are pretty well secured. i have go
obama had the facts and didn't use them, but this is what obama does. in 2008 when he ran against hillary clinton, people said he wasn't fighting hard enough and against john mccain and in the health care debate, he wasn't fighting hard enough. he won all the fights. >> what's interesting, our first team and others brought up the comparison of the incumbent curse. george w. bush, ronald reagan in '84, george h.w. bush in '92, the president didn't seem to be on his game. mitt romney made a...
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on this tax return is sheer distraction on the part of the obama campaign. they are simply trying to distract people from the obama administration's dismal record on failing to make things better for the american people. we have 23 americans out of w k work. we have unemployment above 8% for 23 months. the economy is in the toilet. the obama administration doesn't want to recognize the fact this election is a referendum on his term in office and it's not a good one. >> alice, newt gingrich is a republican, right? >> yes. >> so rick tyler is a republican, correct? >> that's correct. >> so this criticism is coming from a republican who says the tax returns clearly have a problem. those were his words. i get what you're saying regarding some of the other issues, certainly that we will discuss. but to say somehow the obama campaign is sabotaging and only bringing that up. we just did our checklist, rick tyler a republican, worked for a republican. these words are coming from a republican. so answer the question if you can. do you agree with rick tyler, could the
on this tax return is sheer distraction on the part of the obama campaign. they are simply trying to distract people from the obama administration's dismal record on failing to make things better for the american people. we have 23 americans out of w k work. we have unemployment above 8% for 23 months. the economy is in the toilet. the obama administration doesn't want to recognize the fact this election is a referendum on his term in office and it's not a good one. >> alice, newt...